The antiquities of England and Wales . J^.T^Sepa?^ bySSoffp^ farr: ?,? J.; ! MOINUME^^ T S. MOKUMJENT. ADDENDA TO THE PREFACE. 157 •wards built in churches, perhaps for the fake of decency, andSometimes by the bifliops licence in private houfes ; but this washowever condemned by the ancient councils. As baptifm was only adminiftered at ftated periods, the baptif-tries and fonts, or bafons holding the water, were very lartre, onaccount of the great concourfe of people reforting to commonly confifled of two apartments; the porch or ante-room, where the catechumens made th
The antiquities of England and Wales . J^.T^Sepa?^ bySSoffp^ farr: ?,? J.; ! MOINUME^^ T S. MOKUMJENT. ADDENDA TO THE PREFACE. 157 •wards built in churches, perhaps for the fake of decency, andSometimes by the bifliops licence in private houfes ; but this washowever condemned by the ancient councils. As baptifm was only adminiftered at ftated periods, the baptif-tries and fonts, or bafons holding the water, were very lartre, onaccount of the great concourfe of people reforting to commonly confifled of two apartments; the porch or ante-room, where the catechumens made the confeffion of their faithand renunciation of Satan; and an inner room, w^here the cere-mony of immerfion was performed: for this there were feparateapartments for the different fexes ; and there were anciently a fetof deaconeffes, part of whofe bufmefs it was to ftrip the , according to Durandus, continued till the 6th centuryout of the church ; though foon after, feme were admitted intothe porch, and afterwards into the church itfelf. These buildings were covered at the t
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